Category: Hebron
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“When soldiers see a camera they come to you like a beast”
16th November 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, Al-Khalil team | Hebron, occupied Palestine Since the beginning of October Israeli soldier- and settler violence has increased sharply and resulted in even further restrictions on Palestinians’ everyday lives in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron). Imad Abu Shamsiyyeh, a volunteer with the Palestinian organization Human Rights Defenders, has been documenting…
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Human rights activists evicted from Tel Rumeida apartment again
12th November 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil Team | Hebron, occupied Palestine Yesterday, international activists regained access to their Tel Rumeida apartment after being denied entry for a week. This morning at 8.45am another activist tried to enter the apartment but was prevented by soldiers, even after showing them the rental contract granting her…
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Settler gun training on roof overlooking school : this is how they teach hate
11th November 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil Team | Hebron, occupied Palestine This morning, for four hours from 9am to 1pm, a group of Israeli Settlers were training on the rooftop of the illegal settlement building, Yona Menachem Rennert Beit Midrash, on Shuhada street. An instructor taught them how to hold a gun properly…
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Fighting back: an answer to the escalation
11th November 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, Khalil (Hebron) Team | Khalil (Hebron), occupied Palestine Since October 1st from Gaza to the OPT, casualties are rising almost daily as are injuries, arrests, raids and the outrageous closure of the Tel Rumeida neighborhood in Hebron along with segregated Shuhada Street by military order. A crisis within a crisis…
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Israeli forces continue to arbitrarily declare ‘closed military zones’ around al-Khalil (Hebron)
9th November 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil Team | Hebron, occupied Palestine On November 7th 2015, the Abu Rajab family in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron) received a military order by the Israeli forces declaring most of their house of being under military control for an indefinite time. The house is right on the corner of…
